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REQ: "Show alternative spelling" + keyboard commands

tre

started a topic
over 2 years ago

When pressing the "Show alternative spelling" shortcut it would be nice to be able to choose this unknown spelling with a number key (as the spelling alternatives) or to choose any element of this submenu with the arrow keys (the same behavior as for the auto completion list).

Michael Joseph Wdowiak Beijer

said
over 2 years ago

Hi Torsten,

When I press the shortcut, (or select it from Edit > Show alternative spelling), I see little numbers and can navigate through the list with my keyboard.

By the way, I think the name "Show alternative spelling" should probably be changed. When I think of an alternative spelling, I think of: "color" vs "colour", etc. Also, if retained, it should probably be "Show alternative spellings".

How about something like: "Show alternatives" or "Show alternative forms"?

Michael

tre

said
over 2 years ago

Surely I can see the numbers, but in many cases I prefer to add the "new" spelling - that remains unaccessible from the keyboard. Look:

Same for the other buttons (okay, some of them have their own shortcut).

It would be logical to have a similar "look&feel" (navigation with the arrow keys, at least for the spelling alternatives) here and for the auto-completion list.

Renaming would indeed make sense, as this menu offers more than spelling alternatives.